Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 11, 2012

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commander of Regional Command East in Afghanistan, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the flightline on Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Afghan Soldier Boasts Of Shooting Australians -- Yahoo News/AFP

An Afghan soldier who opened fire on Australian troops at a remote base last year has claimed he and his fellow army recruits had often discussed killing the foreigners, according to a report.

In a Taliban video, Mohammed Roozi talks about how he attacked Australian and Afghan soldiers at Patrol Base Nasir in November, saying he turned a machine gun and rocket launcher on them before going into hiding.

Roozi, who seriously injured three Australians and two Afghan soldiers in the attack, has been the subject of a manhunt ever since.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - February 11, 2012 -- ISAF
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Feb 11 -- Reuters
War in Afghanistan New - 11 FEB 2012 -- War On Terror News
NATO service member killed in southern Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 5 policemen in country’s south -- Washington Post/AP
General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan -- CBS/AP
Informer Misled NATO in Airstrike That Killed 8 Civilians, Afghans Say -- New York Times
NATO investigates report of Afghan civilian deaths -- CNN
Afghanistan Demands Immediate Control of US Prison -- Voice of America
Afghan private security handover looking messy -- Stars and Stripes/AP
In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge -- Washington post
Taliban try to recruit children as suicide bombers -- Deutsche Welle
General: Taliban Suicide Bombings Show U.S. ‘Progress’ -- Danger Room
Groups demand new probe into Marine photo -- CBS/AP
U.S. Congressman Calls for Afghanistan Study Group -- Defense News
Afghan road construction projects wander off course -- Stars and Stripes
A carpet economy unravels in Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghanistan's Future Is Freezing, Tired and in Need of Help: The Ticker -- Bloomberg